The Breakdown of Community. Speaks of Ray Oldenburg's 'The Problem of Place in America' and Ishmael Reed's 'My Neighborhood'

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…look out for one another and care about what happens in their area. Also, the people often meet at thier houses to have dinner and talk. He says that it was the ideal community where the people act human. Now, while Reed is recalling a past experience of his, Oldenburg is simply stating facts and observations. Neither of these are direct warnings yet they attempt to make us aware of common problems in today's society.